Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu pleads for privacy after being chased at airport

OlympianAlysa Liushared a scary encounter she had with a fan at the airport.

Liu became a sensation following hergold medal-winning free skateto Donna Summer's "MacArthur Park" at the 2026Winter Olympics. While the figure skater has become known for her carefree and joyful persona, she has suddenly been thrust into the spotlight, which has brought some unwelcome attention.

Liu revealed that she was "chased" after getting off her flight on Wednesday. She asked the public for privacy after the stressful experience.

"So I land at the airport & there's a crowd waiting at the exit with cameras & things for me to sign," Liu shared in an Instagram Story on March 4. "All up in my personal space. Someone chased me to my car bruh. Please do not do that to me."

Liu, who is from Oakland, Calif., has been jetsetting across the country to discuss her skating career and Olympic wins. Her return from the Milan Cortina games has been quite a whirlwind. While disembarking her homecoming flight on Feb. 24 at the San Francisco International Airport, viral TikTok videos showedDelta employees givingher a shout-out andspectators waitingin the airport terminals for her arrival.

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The 20-year-old Olympian became the first United States woman to claim the gold since Sarah Hughes won at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. She also won gold in the team figure skating event alongside teammates Ilia Malinin, Amber Glenn, Madison Chock, Evan Bates, Ellie Kam, and Danny O'Shea.

Before that awkward post-flight encounter, Liu made anappearanceonThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonon Tuesday night, gifting host Jimmy Fallon a wig emulating her iconic halo hair.

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Luckily, Liu appears to be taking time for herself in spite of the madness. She toldTeen Voguethat she rested in the Bay Area immediately after the games.

"I went home and I literally did whatever I wanted for five days," she said. "I didn't have any media, and I had no commitments, so it was really great. I got to see a lot of my friends again, and just relax and catch up on sleep. I skated twice just because I wanted to."

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Cooper Flagg will reportedly return to Mavericks' lineup Thursday against Magic

Cooper Flagg is expected to return to the Dallas Mavericks' lineup for Thursday night's game against the Orlando Magic,according to Marc Stein.

The 2025 No. 1 overall draft pick has missed eight games with a left mid-foot sprain.

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Flagg was upgraded to doubtful for Dallas' loss Tuesday to the Charlotte Hornets and is currently listedas questionable for the Magic game. Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd told reporters that Flagg willplay 20 to 25 minutesversus the Magic before seeing an uptick in minutes Friday at the Boston Celtics, his favorite childhood team.

The Mavericks won only two of the eight games they played without Flagg during this most recent injury. He also missed time this seasonwith a sprained ankleand an illness.

Through 49 games this season, Flagg is averaging 20.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game. With 21 games remaining in the regular season, Dallas is 21-40.

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RHOBH’s Amanda Frances Exposes Secrets Behind Selling Sunset; Calls Out Fake Scene

Amanda Francesjust manifested another headline. Before joining the cast ofReal Housewives of Beverly Hills, Amanda made a brief appearance onSelling Sunset. In this Netflix series, viewers saw Amanda sitting down with her then-real estate agent,Davina Potratz. They shared a tense conversation, which quickly went viral once Amanda made her debut on RHOBH. But this clip, according to Amanda, is fake.

Amanda Frances also threw some shade at Selling Sunset alum Davina Potratz

In a recent interview with Page Six's Virtual Reali-Tea podcast,Amanda opened upabout this clip. "Davina was my agent in real life. She helped me find my first Bel-Air house," Amanda said. Overall, "she was wonderful."

Davina next told Amanda that she'd love to help her sell her West Hollywood house "on the show." But this house was undergoing renovations. Amanda managed to complete these renovations, but only "six hours before the camera crew got there. So when I'm telling her I need more time before I'm ready to sell, it's because I haven't even enjoyed the house yet," Amanda explained.

But "in that final scene, where I fire Davina," well, that one's manufactured.As Amanda claimed, "I fired her over six months before that. She knew she was fired. When you see me sitting at my kitchen table, that house had already sold," she said.

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"I did Selling Sunset a favor. They said, we need you to do one more scene. We have to wrap up the story for Davina. Why didn't you give her the listing?" But as Amanda reportedly answered, Davina "cared more about reality TV thanbeing an agent."

Amanda continued, "She cared more about getting the selfie in my house of her rented Chanel outfit than she cared about, like, actually helping me sell the house."

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsairs Thursdays at 8/7c on Bravo. It streams on Peacock.Selling Sunsetis available to stream on Netflix.

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Timothée Chalamet Faces Backlash After Saying 'No One Cares About' Ballet and Opera

Timothée Chalamet has received criticism from opera singers and ballet dancers on social media for his claim that "no one cares about" those art forms in modern times

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• Chalamet made that comment while discussing his desire to preserve widespread popularity of the moviegoing experience during a filmed Feb. 24 discussion with Matthew McConaughey in Texas

• "I just lost 14 cents in viewership. I just took shots for no reason," Chalamet said immediately after bringing up ballet and opera's perceived lack of popularity

Timothée Chalametis facing some heat for saying "no one cares" about ballet and opera during hisVarietyand CNN town hallwithMatthew McConaughey.

Chalamet, 30, and hisInterstellarcostar, 56, reunited for a conversation in front of an audience at the University of Texas at Austin on Feb. 24. During that discussion, Chalamet and McConaughey talked about the current trend of movies placing "their biggest action set pieces up front," referencing Matt Damon's recent similarcomments.

Chalamet listed Netflix's 2025Frankensteinadaptation as an example of a popular movie that "pulled people in" without "extraordinarily fast" pacing.

"It does take you having to wave a flag of, 'Hey, this is a serious movie,' or something, and some people do want to be entertained and quickly," theOscar-nominated actorsaid. "I'm really right in the middle, Matthew. I admire people, and I've done it myself, who go on a talk show and say, 'Hey, we've got to keep movie theaters alive, we've gotta keep this genre alive,' and another part of me feels like if people want to see it, likeBarbie, likeOppenheimer, they're going to go see it and go out of their way to be loud and proud about it."

"I don't want to be working in ballet, or opera, or things where it's like, 'Hey, keep this thing alive, even though like no one cares about this anymore.' All respect to all the ballet and opera people out there," Chalamet added, to laughter from the crowd.

Chalamet immediately recognized that his comments could be seen as disparaging. "I just lost 14 cents in viewership," he said with a laugh. "I just took shots for no reason."

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Sure enough, some opera and ballet performers responded negatively to Chalamet's comments in the nine days since the discussion aired.Isabelle Leonard, aGrammy Award-winning opera singer, wrote in a comment on the video that she felt "shocked that someone so seemingly successful can be so ineloquent and narrow minded in his views about art while considering himself as artist as I would only imagine one would as an actor."

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"what a disappointing take,"Deepa Johnny, aCanadian mezzo-soprano opera singer, wrote in her own comment. "There is nothing more impressive than the magic of live theatre, ballet and opera. We should be trying to uplift these art forms, these artists and come together across disciplines to do that. The impact of these mediums are long lasting and life changing."

A Brazilian ballet dancer namedVictor Caixetaalso wrote in response to the video that ballet and opera "have survived for centuries." "Let's see if your movies are still being watched in 300 years," he added.

"Ballet and Opera, my friend… Some things deserve to exist. Go see some of that,"Thiago Fragoso, a popular Brazilian actor and singer, also wrote in a comment onVariety's Instagram video.

Chalamet is nominated at the upcoming Academy Awards for his performance inMarty Supreme.

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Inter Miami owner David Beckham not attending White House visit

Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham will not be in attendance when the teamvisits President Donald Trump at the White Houseon Thursday, March 5.

The MLS club was invited to Washington D.C. tocommemorate the 2025 MLS Cup titlethat it won in December.

Inter Miami flew to the nation's capital on Thursday ahead of a game against D.C. United in Baltimore on Saturday.

All players,including Lionel Messi, were expected to attend, but Beckham did not make the trip.

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According to CNN, Beckham is in Paris with his wife Victoria ahead of her runway show at Paris Fashion Week on Friday, March 6.

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Beckham announced in 2014 that he would become the co-owner of a new MLS franchise based in Miami.

When Beckham signed for the LA Galaxy in 2007, his contract included a clause that gave him the option to purchase a MLS expansion team for just $25 million.

Inter Miami began play in 2020, making waves in the international game by signing Messi in 2023.

Beckham currently owns the team with brothers Jorge and Jose Mas.

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